Mindmate Support Team Practitioner

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Churwell; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in England seeks multiple registered health professionals to join their expanding MindMate Support Team. The role involves early intervention mental health support for children and young people. Candidates should have at least 18 months of post-qualification experience and the role allows for flexible, autonomous working across various locations in Leeds. Additional benefits and a supportive leadership team are part of the offer, with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Access to NHS discount sites

Qualifications

• Registered health professionals with at least 18 months post qualifying experience working with children and young people.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage a complex caseload.
• Dynamic individuals who can engage across services.

Responsibilities

• Direct work with young people and families.
• Provide consultation, training, and support to staff in education settings.
• Manage own diary and travel to schools.

Job description

The MindMate Support Team (MMST) are looking for multiple practitioners to join our expanding service.

We are looking for dynamic individuals who enjoy multisystemic working and can engage across the service. MMST offers early intervention mental health support to children, young people and their families within schools, colleges, and education provisions across Leeds.

The service is made up of a range of registered health professionals. We are now looking for registered health professionals with at least 18 months post qualifying experience of working with children and young people with emotional and mental health difficulties to join our growing service.

We have both permanent and temporary posts available in various locations across Leeds.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills within an early intervention, evidence based service with a supportive leadership team.

The MMST are committed to supporting continued professional development as this enables us to provide a high quality care and service.

Adverts will close early where the maximum numbers applicants is reached.

A typical day within this role could include: Direct work with young people and families - this may be extended consultations/LI - CBT based intervention/signposting support.

Indirect support - offering whole setting approach activities including:

• Education staff training
• Providing adhoc supervision on a rota'd basis.

Main duties of the job

Educationsetting liaison - this will include

• staff consultations
• completing regularaudits of whole school approach work
• Offerformal supervision to colleagues
• Servicedevelopment opportunities - practitioner meetings, clinical governance, teammeetings, leading working groups
• You will be managing your own diary and will include travelto schools and hybrid teams meetings

We welcome clinicians who can work autonomously and hold a complex caseload of children and young people with varying levels of risk. You should embrace teamworking across wider services including CYPMHS service and third sectors services. You will have a positive approach to change and be forward thinking in your outlook. Your role will add value and contribute to the development of this service by:

• Providing consultation, training, advice, and support to staff in education settings as part of the Whole Setting Approach
• Offering high quality early direct intervention support to young people and their families who are experiencing mild to moderate emotional wellbeing difficulties.
• Supporting and supervising colleagues within the teamsDecision making regarding referrals and liaison with other services
• Working with multiple services on various sites across the city; liaising with staff; helping to develop pathways; partnership working.
• Provide dynamic flexible support which is needs led to all areas of the city.

About us

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council. We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.